USS Sierra (ID-1634)
USS Sierra (ID-1634) in port, ca. 1919. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Sierra |
| Namesake | Sierra Nevada mountain range (previous name retained) |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Launched | 29 May 1900 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Acquired | 27 May 1918 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 1 October 1919 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to owners 1 October 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as commercial passenger ship SS Sierra 1900-1918 and from 1919; later renamed SS Gdansk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Troop transport |
| Tonnage | 5,989 Gross register tons |
| Displacement | 9,680 tons (normal) |
| Length | 416 ft 0 in (126.80 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft 2 in (15.29 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) (mean) |
| Depth | 25 ft 11 in (7.90 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 284 |
| Armament |
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The first USS Sierra (ID-1634) was a troop transport of the United States Navy that served during World War I and its immediate aftermath.